CRITICAL THINKING PSU LOGICAL FALLACIES Ad hominem or ATTACKING THE PERSON. Attacking the arguer rather than his/her argument. Example: John’s objections to capital punishment carry no weight since he is a convicted felon. Note: Saying something negative about someone is not automatically ad hominem. If a person (politician for example) is the issue‚ then it is not a fallacy to criticize him/her. Ad ignorantium or APPEAL TO IGNORANCE. Arguing on the basis of what is not known and cannot be proven
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love is a fallacy An Analysis of Max Shulman’s Love is a Fallacy Robert de la Rosa South Texas College Ms. Laura Steinert English 1302.W06 October 21‚ 2008 Fallacious Woman: An Analysis of Max Shulman’s Love is a Fallacy Reading is a favorite past time of many people in the world. It has the power to transport the reader to other places and times that he might never be able to see. Reading can even take the reader to places that do not exist‚ or places that once did but will never
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“A Dream Within a Dream” by Edgar Allen Poe caught my eye because it reminded me of the matrix. In the poem‚ Poe’s speaker is flung into a mental war with himself‚ questioning his own existence and the deeper meanings of life. Poe begins his poem by telling an anecdote about a conversation he had with his lover. In the conversation‚ he is departing from his love‚ but says to her that she is not wrong to think that everything which we know is “but a dream within a dream” (11). This raises a very interesting
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aspect of this novel has not yet been explored- and that is what rhetorical devices were used. Rhetorical devices are often times used subtlety throughout the entirety of the novel‚ which helps move the purpose of the work along whilst keeping the reader indulged. The range of the types of devices used is broad‚ but there are some that stand out a bit more than others. In this analysis‚ only chapter 3 will be used to display the devices used. Diving right into it‚ the first strategy stands out immediately
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and very much attracted to the latest fashion trends around him like what the Big Men on their campus wear‚ raccoon coats. The main character is very in love with Petey’s girl‚ Polly Epsy who is the most elegant and the most gorgeous girl he have ever seen. The way she eats and walks has the word elite on it. She was all he ever wanted‚ and all an intellectual guy like him would ever need. So‚ they made a deal of exchanging what they have. The main character will give his raccoon coat to Petey but
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audience engaged. Poe uses foreshowing for certain first person narration throughout the short story to give us‚ the readers advanced hints as to what is going to happen further on in the story. Foreshadowing is used when the man explains how “(He) made up (his) mind to take the life of the old man”. The use of the technique foreshadowing allows us to know what will happen towards the end of the short story‚ – the old man dying‚
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Associate Level Material Appendix D Assumptions and Fallacies Write a 150- to 200-word response to each of the following questions: • What are assumptions? How do you think assumptions might interfere with critical thinking? What might you do to avoid making assumptions in your thinking? • What are fallacies? How are fallacies used in written‚ oral‚ and visual arguments? What might you do to avoid fallacies in your thinking? Cite and reference any sourced material consistent with
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the issues[sex-ed.] at hand “removes family involvement with the children‚ put kids in an uncomfortable position‚ stripped any sense of morality‚ promote promiscuity‚ and encourages experimentation.” In the passage‚ I have identified the logical fallacies that the author utilized in their argument: personal attack(ad hominem)‚ slippery slope‚ perfect argument‚ false dilemma‚ and wishful thinking. This argument seems to direct its argument toward a general surgeon about his recommendation about educating
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unwritten law derived from the traditional law of England as developed by judicial precedence‚ interpretation‚ expansion and modification.’[2] The complete fusion of these jurisdictions has not yet occurred. The two “streams” of jurisdiction have merged in some areas as the law has developed‚ but are technically still separate. This essay will prove this claim using the equitable doctrines of estoppel and fiduciary obligations and will then discuss remedies. 2. History of Equity Prior to the enactment
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#1 The Birthday Fallacy can be described as the mistaken idea that the second proposition of the [What argument? Any argument? Hardly. You need to be more specific and detailed.] argument follows from the first proposition. It [what means this?] means that the way the argument is composed is not logically correct [How? What is the fallacy/}. The reason why the Birthday Fallacy is actually a fallacy is because it’s a mistaken belief based on the unsound argument. [NO! A fallacy is not a mistaken
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